Behind his free Cough and Colds

cough and cold remedies..Children's cough and cold? Ah easy aja, live buy the medicine at the pharmacy, give it to the child, let him sleep, and the next day cold cough was reduced deh, "he commented Dani's mother, lightly.

Mrs. Dian experience another. He once gave her cough medicine sold freely in shops nearby. "I chose medicine advertisement played on television. Uh, baseball is my child's cough him intensified, every night our sleep is often disturbed by hearing children uhuk .. uhuk ..." Not only that, the drug made her son suffered asthma since baby recurrence. "After consulting with the doctor, cough and cold remedies I just found out that apparently got the wrong medication. Drug is not suitable for people with asthma or asthma are no descendants," he said.

cough and cold remedies..Indeed, many parents assume OTC drugs on the market used to be free as well. Though not so in reality. Although many cough and cold medicines are classified as OTC drugs, indiscriminate use can still cause harm. In fact, the FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) the United States is often a reference to the world, prohibits parents give cough and cold medicines are sold freely to children under two years old. This includes all medicines with decongestants composition (Nasal airway), expectorants (thinning phlegm), antihistamines (to reduce runny nose and sneezing), and antitussives (cough without phlegm). What are the risks? Among other triggers epilepsy, heart-pounding, and reduced consciousness.

More than two years ago, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention report, 1500 infants and toddlers enter the emergency room after experiencing the side effects of OTC cold medications (over the counter / OTC). Then in 2007, the FDA reported 54 children lost their lives due to decongestants, and 69 children as antihistamines from 1969 to 2006. Most of the victims are under the age of two years, in which the autonomous nervous system yet "ripe". Respiratory and digestive functions as well children are different from adults, so as has been proven through research, cough and cold medicines on the market are not effective for infants and toddlers. In fact the effect is not much different from placebo (www.fda.gov, January 2008).

It echoed dr. Adi Tagor, DPH, SP.A, Pondok Indah Hospital Jakarta long to get a copy of the FDA warning. "Children under two years of age should receive physiotherapy or alternative therapies such as herbal medicine, not drugs are sold freely on the market."

However, for children aged over two years also, parents should still be careful to choose a cold cough medicine on the market. Not all of the composition of the drug is safe for children, especially, says Adi, drug class decongestants such as pseudoephedrine, etilefedrin, or phenylephrine. "If given the low dose effect may be significant. However if above the recommended dosage, it can be fatal. There are several fatal cases that occurred in Indonesia some time ago, as reported by Prof.. Iwan Darmansjah, Sp.FK."

Indeed, acknowledged Adi, there are some medications that affect healing. "This is also true for cough with phlegm, mucus in the throat due to be removed, instead of being held / pressed.

"Once the drug taken, the nose feels dry alias no longer runny. Parents immediately excited because he thought the child was cured colds. Fact, there is the danger behind it. Mucus not lost but distress and agglomerate in the respiratory tract."

The danger is that mucus can become germ growth media were then entered into the lungs and cause pneumonia. Whereas if you go up to the ear can cause ear problems. So, all the mucus which is the body's defense against disease reactions should be removed by other means more appropriate, not arrested or suppressed. Some cold medicines can also crumple mucus in the throat. This incident could worsen child's asthma. Therefore seek advice on the doctor, especially if age less than 2 years.

Other Cough, Others medicine
Adi reminded, colds or flu is an illness caused by a virus. All viral infections in the first 3 days would be called symptomatic ILI (influenza like illness). Marked with a runny nose, congestion, sneezing, and fever. Well, colds and flu will generally heal itself after five days, of course, if coupled with adequate rest and adequate nutrition. So, without any treatment, the flu or a cold will cure itself.

If the cough and cold unabated, these symptoms should be addressed according to another cause. Cough accompanied by fever, usually requiring doctors prescribe antibiotics. "The condition of the ground water which is bad enough in terms of endemism germs, too high air pollutants, making germs thrive, so prone to piggyback on cold cough children. Alerts bacteria already piggyback is a high fever for several days."

cough and cold remedies...While cough and runny nose caused by allergies does not work treated with any medication if not avoided allergy triggers. Obviously, right, to treat coughs and colds can not be arbitrary. Not to mention, there are children who are allergic to certain drug classes.

In conclusion, parents do not take the risk, especially if the child is under the age of two years. Consult your doctor if the cough cold high fever above 39.4 ° C although it is just one day, or 37.8 ° C until the second day. Cough and cold with symptoms of frequent urination and even ear pain should alert you to the nearest doctor.